Author · born 1980
Neon Yang
Neon Yang (born 1980) is a Singaporean writer of speculative fiction.
Our catalogue lists 2 books by Neon Yang, mostly queer fantasy, queer science fiction and trans fiction. The most-read is The Black Tides of Heaven (2017).
Books by Neon Yang
The Black Tides of Heaven
Neon Yang, Nancy Wu
The Red Threads of Fortune
Neon Yang
Awards
- ✦Lambda Literary Awards 2022 — LGBT Science Fiction, Fantasy or Horror, The Tensorate Series (nominee)
- ✦Gaylactic Spectrum Awards 2018 — Overall, The Black Tides of Heaven (nominee)
- ✦Otherwise Award 2018 — Overall, The Black Tides of Heaven (nominee)
- ✦Otherwise Award 2017 — Overall, The Red Threads of Fortune (nominee)
- ✦Hugo Awards 2018 — Best Novella, The Black Tides of Heaven (nominee)
- ✦Nebula Awards 2018 — Best Novella, The Black Tides of Heaven (nominee)
- ✦World Fantasy Awards 2018 — Best Novella, The Black Tides of Heaven (nominee)
- ✦Locus Awards 2023 — Best First Novel, The Genesis of Misery (nominee)
- ✦Locus Awards 2021 — Best Novelette, A Stick of Clay, in the Hands of God, Is Infinite Potential (nominee)
- ✦Locus Awards 2020 — Best Novella, The Ascent to Godhood (nominee)
- ✦Locus Awards 2019 — Best Novella, The Descent of Monsters (nominee)
- ✦Locus Awards 2018 — Best Novelette, Waiting On a Bright Moon (nominee)
- ✦Locus Awards 2018 — Best Novella, The Black Tides of Heaven (nominee)
- ✦Locus Awards 2018 — Best Novella, The Red Threads of Fortune (nominee)
- ✦British Fantasy Awards 2020 — Best Novella, The Ascent to Godhood (nominee)
- ✦Ignyte Awards 2020 — Best Novelette, Circus Girl, the Hunter, and Mirror Boy (nominee)
Biography
Neon Yang is the Hugo-, Nebula- and WFA-nominated author of the Tensorate novellas from Tor.Com Publishing (The Red Threads of Fortune, The Black Tides of Heaven and The Descent of Monsters, and The Ascent to Godhood). They are queer, non-binary, and live in Singapore. Find them on Twitter as @itsneonyang, and otherwise at http://neonyang.com.